I'm relatively certain I wouldn't have ventured back to Vibeke and the End of the World without reading Earth Abides, a classic of '49 that imagines an emptied world following a plague.
I still have no idea if there's a plot or not attached to this. So far it's Vibeke just wandering around. She must have some mode of transportation - bike? horse? - and weaponry...don't know if she's communicating with people. Do cell phones work? Internet?
I'm wondering if this seed is something of a reflection of my current mood. I'm in a better position than my character, mentally...for example, the dead have not overrun my world, and I'm not traipsing around with a smart-aleck gun enthusiast, a Boy Scout, and fighting with my ex-turned-warlock (I...was that really my plot?).
But I do feel like I'm trying to feel out my place in life at the moment - new job/new world parallel, still feeling pretty lost even though there are familiar aspects of it.
I have to go back and read the original manuscript, but I'm pretty sure it turned into a weird fantasy novel 3/4 of the way through (plot device?).
...and dang, someone is really letting the garbage bin in the parking lot have it. Are we allowed to use it as a punching bag now?
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